A one page activity that asks students to use a copy of the Periodic Table (not provided) to find information in the form of a "scavenger hunt". This is a great introductory activity to get students familiar with the table. Would also work as an early finisher activity, homework assignment, or clas

This 16 page resource pack includes many items that will help you successfully teach physical and chemical changes!
I have taught physical and chemical changes roughly 20 times over the past 6 years and I have developed each item over the years.
This download includes:
-Cover sheet
-Table of co

This Introduction to Physical and Chemical Changes Worksheet was designed for middle school students just learning about chemical and physical changes. This double-sided worksheet features a helpful overview at the top, which students can refer back to while they’re working if they need help. Th

This Introduction to Balancing Chemical Equations worksheet was designed for middle and high school students just learning about balancing chemical equations and the Law of Conservation of Mass. This double-sided worksheet features a helpful overview at the top, which students can refer back to w

This is a cut and paste activity.
Students classify and define properties of matter (physical and chemical) on a graphic organizer then cut out boxes (physical and chemical properties) and sort them based on their definition.
2 follow-up questions are included.
I use this activity as part of an i

Help your students understand how the Periodic Table of Elements is organized!
Students will have to correctly label the different parts of the periodic table using the following words: actinides, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, lanthanides, metalloids, metals, noble gases, nonmeta

Teach your Prep and Kindergarten students about the chemistry strand of materials and their properties with this science unit! Explore the different materials that familiar objects are made of through hands-on explorations and complimentary printables.Save 20% by grabbing this unit as part of my bun

This is a complete lesson for students to learn about chemical reactions and balancing chemical equations.
Students will: learn how the Law of Conservation of Mass relates to balancing chemical equations; identify evidence for chemical reactions; be able to count the number of moles and atoms in a

Have some fun this October (or really anytime!) with your students and this Spooky Halloween Science Mini-Unit. This unit includes 5 different experiments that can be used sequentially OR you can pick and choose the ones you want to use with your students. They include:
-Haunted Raisins (raisins

A worksheet to help students learn the basic differences between elements, compounds and mixtures using illustrations/visuals.
Take a look at the CARD SORT that can be used in correlation with this worksheet:
Science Journal: Element, Compound, and Mixture Card Sort
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A performance indicator (test/quiz/worksheet) covering Physical Properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids and their placement in the Periodic Table of Elements.
This quiz also covers the properties and placement of the other classified groups of the periodic table.
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Counting Atoms in Chemical Formulas Worksheet: This 1 page editable worksheet with answer key contains questions to help students count the number of atoms found in a chemical formula. This includes formulas with subscripts and ones with coefficients in front of the formula. This worksheet has ne

This is a cut and paste activity.
Students cut out properties and examples of metals, non metals and metalloids then sort them on a graphic organizer.
Follow-up questions are included.
I use this activity as part of an interactive notebook.

Seek and Highlight Science Stories help you integrate reading into science in a fun way! With easy prep and little materials required, your students will enjoy reading a grade level text with various real life science examples embedded throughout. Students will seek and highlight those examples for

Using this high school chemistry puzzle, students will color a pattern on and around a fish using the periodic table! They determine whether each element is a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid and then color it accordingly, just like those good ol' color-by-number puzzles they used to do as kids. Make

This Balancing Chemical Equations Color by Number consists of 10 questions in which students will balance equations from multiple representations including finding the missing coefficients, graphical representations, and counting atoms.With what standard does this resource align?This resource will a

{ Atoms. Development of Atomic Model, Subatomic Particles, Counting Atoms, Formula Weights, Worksheets, Activities, Games }Here is a must have package for teaching all about the atom. Great for middle school science. Your students will become experts as they are introduced to the atom with this fab

This periodic table lesson bundle contains TEN resources (8 are editable) to teach and engage all types of learners about the periodic table. Together they represent a really effective way to teach concepts (PowerPoint and PowerPoint Worksheets), reinforce concepts with student centers (Review Work

This is a cut and paste activity.
Students color and cut out properties and examples of acids and bases then sort them on a graphic organizer.
Follow-up questions on pH and neutralization reactions are included.
I use this activity as part of an interactive notebook.
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Dimensional Analysis - so valuable for success in middle and high school math and science courses, yet so under-emphasized in our classrooms today! Middle school teachers lament their students' inability to work successfully with measures and rates of varying units. High school teachers voice conc